Scripture Verse

Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10

Introduction

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Hymns on the Lord’s Sup­per (Bris­tol, Eng­land: Fe­lix Far­ley, 1745), num­ber 155. Some hym­nals omit the first two vers­es and/or the last verse.

Music: Rous­seau from the op­era Le De­vin du Vill­age (The Vill­age Sooth­say­er), by Jean-Jacques Rous­seau, 1752 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

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Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Lyrics

Father, Son and Ho­ly Ghost,
One in Three, and Three in One,
As by the ce­les­ti­al host
Let Thy will on earth be done;
Praise by all to Thee be giv­en,
Glorious Lord of earth and Hea­ven!

Vilest of the fall­en race,
Lo! I an­swer to Thy call,
Meanest ves­sel of Thy grace,
(Grace di­vine­ly free for all)
Lo, I come to do Thy will,
All Thy coun­sel to ful­fill.

If so poor a worm as I
May to Thy great glo­ry live,
All my act­ions sanc­ti­fy,
All my words and thoughts re­ceive;
Claim me for Thy ser­vice, claim
All I have, and all I am.

Take my soul and bo­dy’s pow­ers,
Take my me­mo­ry, mind, and will,
All my goods, and all my hours,
All I know, and all I feel,
All I think, and speak, and do;
Take my heart—but make it new.

Now, O God, Thine own I am,
Now I give Thee back Thine own;
Freedom, friends, and health, and fame
Consecrate to Thee alone;
Thine I live, thrice hap­py I,
Happier still, for Thine I die.

Father, Son and Ho­ly Ghost,
One in Three, and Three in One,
As by the ce­les­ti­al host
Let Thy will on earth be done;
Praise by all to Thee be giv­en
Glorious Lord of earth and Hea­ven.